RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107527342
T1 Bladder Catheterization
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527342
RD 2024/04/20
AB To  collect  a  urine  specimen  when  a  clean-catch  specimen  cannot  be  obtained  or  is  unsatisfactory  or  a  suprapubic  aspiration  cannot  be  performed.  Bladder  catheterization  is  an  alternative  to  suprapubic  aspiration  but  is  not  the  method  of  first  choice.  It  has  a  higher  false-positive  rate  than  suprapubic  aspiration  and  it  can  also  introduce  bacteria  and  cause  a  urinary  tract  infection  (UTI).To  monitor  urinary  output,  relieve  urinary  retention,  or  to  instill  contrast  to  obtain  a  cystogram  or  voiding  cystourethrogram.To  determine  a  bladder  residual  urine  volume.